The Cloak of Dreams: Chinese Fairy Tales

Acknowledgments ix Bela Balazs, the Homeless Wanderer, or, The Man Who Sought to Become One with the World 1 A Note on the Mysterious Illustrator Mariette Lydis 58 THE CLOAK OF DREAMS Chapter 1: The Cloak of Dreams 65 Der Mantel der Traume Chapter 2: Li-Tai-Pe and the Thief 70 Li-Tai-Pe und der Dieb Chapter 3: The Parasols 74 Die Sonnenschirme Chapter 4: The Clumsy God 80 Der ungeschickte Gott Chapter 5: The Opium Smokers 86 Die Opiumraucher Chapter 6: The Flea 90 Der Floh Chapter 7: The Old Child 95 Das alte Kind Chapter 8: The Robbers of Divine Power 104 Die Gottesrauber Chapter 9: Li-Tai-Pe and Springtime 109 Li-Tai-Pe und der Fruhling Chapter 10: The Ancestors 114 Die Ahnen Chapter 11: The Moon Fish 119 Der Mondfisch Chapter 12: The Friends 123 Die Freunde Chapter 13: The Revenge of the Chestnut Tree 133 Die Rache des Kastanienbaumes Chapter 14: Tearful Gaze 139 Tranenblick Chapter 15: The Clay Child 145 Das Lehmkind Chapter 16: The Victor 150 Der Sieger Appendix A: A Beautiful Book by Thomas Mann 155 Appendix B: The Book of Wan Hu-Chen by Bela Balazs 159 Bibliography 173